MetLife (MET) dividend history
MetLife paid $1.5B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.24 per share.
Dividends per share grew 8.3% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 2.36%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in MetLife's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.24 | +4.4% | $1.5B | — | 45% |
| 2024 | $2.15 | +4.5% | $1.5B | — | 35% |
| 2023 | $2.05 | +4.0% | $1.6B | — | 99% |
| 2022 | $1.98 | +4.3% | $1.6B | — | 30% |
| 2021 | $1.89 | +4.4% | $1.6B | — | 24% |
| 2020 | $1.81 | +4.3% | $1.7B | — | 31% |
| 2019 | $1.74 | +5.1% | $1.6B | — | 28% |
| 2018 | $1.65 | +4.0% | $1.7B | — | 33% |
| 2017 | $1.59 | +1.7% | $1.7B | — | 43% |
| 2016 | $1.57 | +6.9% | $1.7B | — | 204% |
| 2015 | $1.47 | +11.7% | $1.7B | — | 31% |
| 2014 | $1.31 | +30.9% | $1.5B | — | 24% |
| 2013 | $1.00 | +33.1% | $1.1B | — | 33% |
| 2012 | $0.75 | +2.2% | $811M | — | 61% |
| 2011 | $0.74 | — | $787M | — | 12% |
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Does MetLife pay a dividend?
MetLife paid $1.5B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.24 per share.
How fast has MetLife's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 8.3% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
From MetLife's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.